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  2. Orang Minyak - Wikipedia

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    In Malay ghost beliefs, the Orang Minyak ("oily man" in Malay) [1] is a supernatural creature coated with shiny black grease who abducts young women by night. The legend of the figure is first mentioned in a report from the Singaporean newspaper Berita Harian dated 12 October 1957.

  3. Ourang Medan - Wikipedia

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    The SS Ourang Medan was a reported ghost ship and proposed urban legend of the 1940s. The vessel was supposedly discovered adrift after briefly broadcasting an SOS.The ships that responded to the SOS were reported to have discovered all the crew dead with their eyes open and their faces frozen in shock, as if they were witnessing a horrific scene.

  4. Ghosts in Malay culture - Wikipedia

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    Orang minyak (oily man) is a cursed man who rapes women at night. Because he is covered in oil, he is difficult to catch. Pocong or hantu bungkus (wrapped ghost) is a ghost wrapped in a white burial shroud. When a dead person is buried, the shroud is supposed to be untied.

  5. Malay folklore - Wikipedia

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    Orang minyak: a cursed man covered in oil, who rapes women at night; Pelesit: a type of grasshopper that precedes the polong's arrival. Penanggal: a flying head with its disembodied stomach sac dangling below. Sucks the blood of infants. Penunggu: tutelary spirits of particular places such as caves, forests and mountains.

  6. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - Wikipedia

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    The word Ourang (orang) is Indonesian or Malay for "man" or "person", while Medan is the largest city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra; giving an approximate translation of "Man from Medan". The game is also inspired by the horror movies: Ghost Ship (2002), Triangle (2009), [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Insidious (2010) and The Shining (1980).

  7. Folklore of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    A Kelantanese Wayang Kulit that narrated the tale of Hikayat Seri Rama.. Malaysian folklore is the folk culture of Malaysia and other indigenous people of the Malay Archipelago as expressed in its oral traditions, written manuscripts and local wisdoms.

  8. Kuntilanak - Wikipedia

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    Kuntilanak or Pontianak is often described as an astral female spirit; another version of this figure is a woman spirit with long sharp fangs and fingernails.

  9. Medan Malay - Wikipedia

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    Medan Malay (referred to as cakap Melayu Medan lit. 'speak to Medan Malay' by its speakers) is a dialect (or also sociolect) of Malay language used by the multi-ethnic people of Medan City, especially Deli Malays ethnic. This dialect is derived from Deli Malay. This aspect is based on the many similarities in grammar and vocabulary with Deli Malay.